The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-16

ear. Incredible Ii may seem, but the low
browed Anarchist laughed outright with
the rope around his neck, and while
another was being fastened on Parsons by
bis side. But the grotesque laugh stopped
in a single instant, and Parsons, meekly as
a saint, cast his eyes upward at the dang
ling line above him, Before the four An
archists had an inkling of what was to be
done, the white caps were deity slipped
upon their heads and drawn quickly down
to the necks, shutting of the view of each
rs completely and with less warning than
does the camera cloth OF a photographer.
THE LAST WORDS. -
August Spies was the first of the four
doomed men to make use OF his wits while
be could. In tone of intense bitterness
OF spirit, he, the man who wrote the infa-
nous revenge circular, Kissed out between
his tightly clenched teeth; There will
come 8 time when our silence will be more
powerful than the voices they are strang-
ling to DEATH" The last syllable of Spies
concluding words, hoarse with suppressed
passion, had not reached an end when En-
gel, raising his voice, wildly cried: "Hur-
rah for Anarchy" Fischer caught the
fire of the utterancs and still more loudly
exclaimed, "Hurrah for Anarchy, adding:
This is the happiest moment of my life"
There was silence like the grave, broken
abruptly by the slow measured information
the altar OF sacrifice. Not dying request,
but rather like a command or warning he
sounded forth: May / be allowed to
SPEAK ?" Then with a slow entreaty came:
Will you let me speak, Sheriff Matson?'
There was another agonizing pause. Muf-
fed through the shroud broke out in I'M
natural hollow accents: Let the voice of
the people be heard
A crash of a falling house thunders
through the corridors. The slender ropes
were taut. In full view of the two hun
dred men in front we're the four white,
writhlng shrouds. The ropes could be
seen slowly Tightening about the necks
that between cap and shroud could be
noticed blackening and purpling. Nine
mortal minutes passed. Then it was
known to a certainty that not neck had
been broken. The four Haymarket muir
deTers had been literally throttled and
strangled by the law.
OUTSIDE WATCHES.
When intelligence came outside that the
men were on the scaffold the officers who
were outside the lines of the police went
to the northeastern corner OF the all on
illinois street and waited. There were in
the group Chief Ebersold, Capt. Schaaok,
| Lieut's. Kippley, Bold and Blatner, and
three patrolmen. On the roof OF the Grim
insl Court building. where they could
| look through one of the Jail Windows,
were posted nine policemen and deputy
sheriff. From their position they
/ could see the scaffold and the con-
demned men upon it. As the grim
moment approached, the men on the
roof kept the officers below informed of
the proceedings inside. As IL o'clock
| drew nesr, d policeman, who was strain
ing his eyes to see the interior of the jail,
raised his hand and without turning his
head aside, said: They are putting on
the caps" For an instant the cluster OF
officers below waited with bated breath
and heads half inclined to one side wait
ing to hear the NOISE OF the drop. "Sh, y
i murmured the man on the roof. A loud
thump came from the interior Of the all.
| falling trap. Every one in the
group heard distinctly, and everybody
knew what it meant. The expectant
walters broke up quickly. The policemen
on the roof threw down their guns and
| clspped their hands, and then ceased sud-
denly as though ashamed of the act. Capt.
Setback flung one arm in the air and
smiled feebly. His facs was flushed.
| Chief Ebersold shifted his position, said
nothing, and then walked quietly away.
| One of the others pulled out his watch,
closed the case with snap, and exclaim ed !:
Three minutes of twelve, recollect it."
THE NEWS SPREADS.
A reporter jerked white handkerchief
from his pocket and waved it as signal
to the crowds passing along North Clark
street. 1t was understood. A cry went
up, and in an incredible short space of
time the intelligence was blocks away, and
the buzz and hum of excited conversation
sounded like the rising OF a tide. The
tramp and dropped the butts of their guns
to the earth with q chatter. Others
broke OF in their hoarse shouts to the
crowds OF Move on, move on" Some
shook hands with their elbow neighbors
and exchanged congratulations. Nothing
but pronounced opinion upon the Anar-
chists "go" among the police. With most
of the people N the vicinity, there was no
other feeling than the stir Of ideas which a
big piece of news always creates, and the
sudden ending OF expectation. Messenger
boys came shooting like rockets from the
Criminal Court building, and ran breath
less with bits of white paper fFuttering in
.heir hands. In eight minutes newsboys
were darting through the crowd bawling
oat: Extra, extra, all about the Anar-
ohists hung"
REMOVING 7zE BODIES.
When the collins were brought to the
scaaold, Sheriff Matson exclaimed: His
viii be DONE" The bodies were lowered
in the folloWin order: Spies, Fischer,
Engel and Parsons. All looked natural.
The coffin lids were quickly screwed down.
Paper tabs were past ed on each for identi-
fcation. EDgePs and Lingg's, the suicides
remains, were taken to 2S6' Milwaukee
avenue. Fischer's wife claimed his. Mrs.
Spies took August's and Mrs. Parsons re-
ceived that of her husband. Spies was
removed in his coffin at 1 40. The remains
were received by . committee of the Central
Labor Union composed of Messrs. Stauber,
Linnemeyer, Schmedinger, Urban and
BETH z. Before the committee left the
| Jail they went to the visitors cage and
shouted good byes to Schwsb and Fleldon,
who will be removed to the penitentiary
tomorrow. The members of the com
mittee kissed their hands and raised their
bats to their Imprisoned comrades and
| sadly left.
1t ives wonderful to noss how quickl
| the excitement which had flied the jai
all morning claimed down. The 200'pris
oners confined in the place who had beer
in fever heat during the trag ic event of thu
day rsgained their usual spirits. They
cracked Jokes from cell to cell; as they haC
had nothing to ca { sir CO breakfast, they
soon began to yell for soup, SOUP"
The spectators who had witnessed thu
hanging walked rapidly out of the inclos
ure and the weary Deputies went to din
ne-, the only ones left in the jail offic'
being the press repr esentatives. at 1:3i